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CoreLogic: Foreclosure Markets in Atlanta Improve Radically

There are many uncertainties in the world, but here’s one thing we know for sure – progress has been made on the foreclosure front. Foreclosure inventory in the Atlanta-area housing market plummeted 48 percent year-over-year in February, according to the

Despite Price Gains, Atlanta’s Housing Market Still Quite Undervalued

Our local market has made quite a bit of progress since 2011, but it still hasn’t reached the promised land. Housing bubble talk has grown strangely common the last few months, what with home prices nationally posting double-digit increases from where

Reis: Atlanta Rents Up 3.6% From Last Year

In the last four years, the U.S. apartment vacancy rate has been cut in half; what’s happened at the local level? Reis, Inc. released its latest report on the nation’s rental markets yesterday, and it featured a stunning statistic:

Atlanta Home Prices Up 16.7% in CoreLogic HPI

Home prices continued their ascent in February, according to the latest index from CoreLogic. Home prices in the Atlanta area increased 16.7 percent year-over-year in February, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic. That yearly total was

How Much Square Feet Does $1 Million Buy You in Atlanta?

$1 million is a great deal of money…or is it? How much does $1 million really buy you in today’s real estate markets? How much housing does $1 million really buy you? That was the question behind a recent

Inventory in Atlanta Hops 9% in February

Housing inventory has been a most blue of topics for our local market, but have things finally turned around? We keep hearing reports that the nation’s housing inventory has turned the corner, but how true is that in our

Residential Construction in Atlanta Tops $342 Million in February

We keep hearing about the nation’s residential construction market, but what about our local market? The nation’s residential construction market has been receiving (justly, we should add) quite a bit of attention from analysts and housing professionals alike, and

Atlanta Home Price Gains Among Best in U.S. in Case-Shiller

It was a grand month for home prices in the Atlanta area, according to the latest Case-Shiller. January was a most contradictory month for home prices in the Atlanta area, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard &

How Does Growing Inequality Affect the Housing Market?

Economic inequality is surging just about everywhere; how could that impact the local housing market? Income inequality has become a major news item in recent months, and for good reason – by almost every economic measure, inequality has increased

Smith Douglas Announces New Realty Company

Smith Douglas, a 40-year-old veteran of the home building industry, is pleased to announce the launch of SDC Realty. The new realty company will exclusively market the new home listings for Smith Douglas and represent communities in Cherokee, Forsyth,

Time on Market in Atlanta Down 4.21%

Median time on market was way out of whack during the years of the downturn; has it finally turned the corner? Time on market has been among the most oft-watched measures of the housing recovery, and new numbers from

Active Adult Community by Jim Chapman Communities to be Completed Soon

With its final building currently under construction, Jim Chapman Communities will finish the last of its 140 homes in Brookhaven at Sugarloaf in May 2014. These homes will offer award winning floor plans and amenities priced from the $280,000s.

Rockhaven Homes Announces New Communities in Dunwoody

Rockhaven Homes, the premier builder of intown Atlanta homes, has announced its newest communities in the highly sought after city of Dunwoody. Falkirk and Woodall Preserve offer modern 4-5 bedroom brick homes on spacious lots in private communities. Located just

Stonecrest Homes off to a Successful Start in 2014

About Sales, Inc’s Stonecrest Homes are off to a successful start this year. In January alone, the builder welcomed a new model home at The Springs in Sterling on the Lake in Flowery Branch and as well hosted a

ABR: Median Sales Price Jumps 16.9% in Atlanta Area

How did the Atlanta area’s real estate market look in February, based on the latest ABR measurements? The median sales price for single-family homes in the 11-county Atlanta area rose 16.9 percent year-over-year in February, according to the latest

Price Per Square Foot in Atlanta Rises 6.60% in February

Property values in Atlanta continued to increase in February, according to the latest numbers. Home values have been rising steadily in many metropolitan housing markets, but did that progress end in February? Take a look at our graph, which

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